Mergers & Acquisitions

ADG Promotional Products, Hugo, Minn., announced the acquisition of the Business and Menu Essentials brands from the Carlson Craft Binder Division. The Business and Menu Essentials lines will transfer effective Jan. 1, 2016...

Proforma, Cleveland, announced that two acquisitions, estimated to be worth $1 million each, were closed by member owners during the first week of November. Mike and Melinda Durkee, owners of Proforma Durkee in Huntsville, N.C., acquired Print Focus...

Smart Source LLC, a top 50 distributor based in New York, announced a strategic merger with Benchmark Graphics Ltd., New York, a company with more than 50 years of experience in commercial print services. Under the agreement, Smart Source LLC now will offer its sourcing technology...

Fields Manufacturing, St. Cloud, Minn., has acquired the assets of American Greenwood Inc. and Sprout Tyme. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. American Greenwood Inc., a 115-year-old company, and Sprout Tyme are headquartered in Chicago...

SRC Liquidation Co., what’s left of Standard Register Co., has one less obstacle to overcome now that it doesn’t have to face one of its biggest lenders in court. According to Dayton Business Journal, SRC Liquidation Co., last week, asked the court to approve an agreement with Silver Point Finance and Minnesota-headquartered Taylor Corp.

RR Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, has acquired Courier Advisory Group, a provider of managed delivery services that includes third-party logistics, scheduled and on-demand delivery, and managed courier services for a diverse array of industries...

Proforma CNR Marketing, Dayton, Ohio, recently acquired Proforma T&L Forms, another Dayton-based Proforma affiliate. The company also announced that Nicole Merkle has joined the company as its new vice president of sales and marketing...

One of Standard Register Co.’s biggest lenders isn’t happy with the procedure the company is using to shed assets as it undergoes Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Silver Point Finance, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based hedge fund Silver Point Capital, filed an objection last Wednesday charging that SRC Liquidation Co., what’s left of Standard Register Co., was looking to divert millions of dollars in “wind-down fees"...

Ads On Magnets, Castle Rock, Colo., has acquired EVPRO, an industry supplier of domed magnets and domed decals based in Lakewood, Colo...